A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exempt Persons who are members of the Eastern Band of the cherokee Indians and who reside on the Reservation from population and population growth when determining Tier Designation under the william s. lee quality jobs and business expansion act.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 105‑129.3(b1) reads as rewritten:
(b1)	Data. – In measuring rates of unemployment and per capita income, the Secretary shall use the latest available data published by a State or federal agency generally recognized as having expertise concerning the data. In measuring population and population growth, the Secretary shall use the most recent estimates of population certified by the State Budget Officer. Figures for population and population growth do not include persons who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and who reside on lands owned by the United States and held in trust for the Tribe located in Jackson, Swain, Graham, or Cherokee Counties.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007.